Kearsley Korner: Happy 1st Birthday Bubba!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Happy 1st Birthday Bubba!

Andrew got to celebrate his 1st birthday in two phases! The first was a cake and ice cream party with extended family up in Victor! The second was a family fun day at the zoo and the pool! So many cute pictures to share and definately a day to record! A day worth celbrating!

We love our little Andrew Paul, who is not so little anymore. He has blessed all of our lives so much!

The cakes were a labor of love!

Emily saved Andrew's finger by blowing out his candle just in time! What a great sister!

So far, so good!

Good enough to share!

Good enough to dive in!

Good enough for huge fistfuls and smiles!

Need I say more?

Watch and see!

The clothes were unsavable! He resorted to his "birthday suit"!

The balloons actually got more attention than the presents! We were lucky to get this picture!

Tautphaus Zoo in Idaho Falls is a family favorite!

Andrew loves animals! As of this week he's decided that every animal he sees makes a horse sound, except for the dogs, they actually bark!

It took him a second to work up the nerve to touch the goat, but he did it!

Feeding it was a whole other story, his first attempts intimidated him so the picture is forced, can you tell?

Crazy monkeys!

One highlight of a 1st Birthday is definately the Forward Facing Car Seat! Halleluia!

We are a family of little fish and so naturally swimming was in order! The kids could spend hours in the water!

The final birthday gift for our little "Bubba" was a basketball hoop! He is now quite proficient at dunking! Time take a few steps back to shoot or move it up!

This whole week I have been trying to seriously figure out where the year has gone. Andrew has brought so many more smiles to our home, his sister love him just as much as we do. I am deeply grateful to have been entrusted with these two wonderful spirits in my home. They are so beautiful to me! They are truly gifts from my Heavenly Father and they bring so much meaning, joy and fulfillment to my every day! Even the "crazy, you're driving me nuts" days are so worth the opportunity to be a MOM!

11 comments:

Larsen said...: Okay so HOW did you do this cute new blog look???

Nice work!

Happy Birthday Andrew Paul!

Love the Larsens; July 14, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Tiffy said...: I cannot believe he is a year old!!! I feel like you just had him. He is sooo cute!! I love the cake pics. Happy Birthday Andrew!; July 14, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Erin said...: Happy Birthday Andrew! What a fun day he had. I can't believe that he is one already and I haven't even met him. Perhaps at Christmas.; July 14, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Erinn said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 14, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Erinn said...: Happy Birthday Andrew! What a fun day you guys had! He is such a handsome little guy!!; July 14, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Jon and Maryanne said...: I can't believe he is a year already! Super cute! Happy Birthday Andrew!; July 16, 2008 at 1:32 PM
carolina said...: Hola amiga, estuvimos mirando las fotos y el video de andrew paul y son geniales.
Que lindo saber de ti y tu bella familia. Gracias por compartir estos momentos conmigo. Te quiero mucho amiga.
Say FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS (en español) a tu hijo jeje, de parte de mi familia.
Miles de abrazos y besos para ti.
Saludos de Chile
Carolina Astorga.; July 16, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Backwoods Browns said...: I LOVE the 1 year cake eating!! They are so used to us Mom's trying to keep them some what clean that it takes them a while to dive in...but when they do, OH BOY, it is the best to watch!! Love all the pics with the animals too!!Can't wait to see you guys again!! :); July 16, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Jess said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I cannot believe he is 1 already. We will play next week!!; July 17, 2008 at 7:21 PM
brandy said...: Your blog is so cute!! You will need to share your secret. What a fun filled day you guys had. CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!; July 19, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Reggs said...: Oh man, the face right IN the cake? the literal cake face plant? that kid loves cake! Happy birthday to the (not so) little boy! I love seeing what you guys are up to.; July 20, 2008 at 8:59 PM

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